Emotional and behavioral disorders ( EBD , sometimes called emotional disturbance or serious emotional disturbance ) refers to the disability classification used in educational arrangements that allow educational institutions to provide special education and related services to students who have poor social or academic adjustments that can not be better explained by biological abnormalities or developmental disabilities.
This classification is often given to students, after performing a Functional Behavioral Analysis. These students need the support of individual behavior such as the Behavioral Intervention Plan, to receive free and appropriate public education. They will not be eligible for individual education programs under other defective categories of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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Identification criteria
IDEA requires that students indicate one or more of the following characteristics for a long duration, and to a marked level that adversely affects their educational performance, to accept the EBD classification:
- Difficulties for learning that can not be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.
- Difficulty building or maintaining satisfying interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.
- The type of inappropriate behavior (acting against yourself or others) or feelings (expressing the need to harm yourself or others, low self esteem, etc.) under normal circumstances.
- A common general atmosphere of unhappiness or depression.
- The tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears related to personal or school issues.
The term "EBD" includes students who are diagnosed with schizophrenia, but do not apply to students who are "socially disabled", unless it is determined that they also meet the criteria for EBD classification.
Critics identification criteria
Granting or not classifying EBD to students may be controversial, as IDEA does not specify which children will be considered "social disabilities" but is not eligible for individual education programs under the EBD classification. Some states do not allow students with a diagnosis of psychiatric disorder to receive additional educational services under the EBD classification, although many students with EBD classifications that meet diagnostic criteria for various disruptive behavioral disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), opposition opposition disorder ( ODD), or behavioral disorder (CD). In addition, students are considered "social maladjusted", but are not eligible for EBD classification (ie, students diagnosed with behavioral disorders), often receiving better educational services in special education classrooms or alternative schools with high structures, clear rules, and consistent consequences, which they will not accept in general education settings. An ambiguous guide to determining what students are "socially unadjusted", but without EBD, can lead to many students who will benefit from special education services to receive less effective educational services.
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Student Characteristics
Students with EBD are diverse population, and have various intellectual and academic abilities. Men, African Americans, and economically disadvantaged students are over-represented in the EBD population, and students with EBD are more likely to live in single parent homes, orphanages, or other non-traditional living situations. They also tend to have a low level of positive social interaction with students and peers in the context of learning, and many have one or more comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. Students with EBD are often categorized as "internalizers" (eg, have low self-esteem, or are diagnosed with anxiety disorders or mood disorders) or "externalizers" (for example, interfere with classroom instruction, or diagnosed with annoying behavioral disorders such as opposition rebellious disorder and disorder behavior). Male students may occupy more in EBD populations because they tend to exhibit disruptive externalization behaviors that interfere with classroom instruction, whereas women more often exhibit internalization behaviors that do not interfere with classroom instruction; thus, teachers may refer men to special education services more often than women. Students with EBD are also at increased risk for learning disabilities, drop out, substance abuse, and juvenile delinquency.
Internalizing behavior and externalization
A person with an EBD with an "internalization" behavior may have low self-esteem, suffer depression, lose interest in other social, academic, and life activities, and may exhibit self-dislike or substance abuse. Students with internalized behavior may also have an anxiety disorder diagnosis or other anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), specific or social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and/or eating disorder. Several studies have shown students with EBD with undiagnosed internalisation behavior; teachers are more likely to write referrals for students who are openly intrusive, and screening tools to detect students with high level internalising behavior are insensitive and rarely used in practice.
Students with EBD with "externalization" behaviors may be aggressive, disobedient, extrovert, or intrusive, and generally "act" inappropriately. Students with EBD who exhibit externalization behavior are often diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), opposition opposition (ODD) disorder, behavioral disorder, and/or bipolar disorder; however, this population may also include typically developing children who have learned to exhibit externalization behavior for various reasons (eg, escape from academic demands or access to attention). These students often have difficulty inhibiting the emotional response of anger, frustration, and disappointment, and can exhibit behaviors such as insulting, provoking, threatening, oppressive, cussing, and fighting, along with other forms of aggression; disobedience and disrespect for teachers and other authority figures are also common. Male students with EBD exhibit externalized behavior more frequently than their female counterparts.
References
External links
- What is an emotional or behavioral disorder?
- Behavior Management Group (EBD) Reviews: Reviews published
- Intervention Center
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